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Fire Island breach has grown bigger since Sandy, records show

Originally published: March 10, 2013 7:43 PM
Updated: March 10, 2013 9:30 PM
By EMILY C. DOOLEY emily.dooley@newsday.com

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Photo credit: Doug Kuntz | This photo shows the view looking north at the site of the new breach caused on Fire Island caused by superstorm Sandy. (March 9, 2013)

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The breach in the Fire Island wilderness area has grown dramatically since superstorm Sandy, federal records show, potentially opening up some South Shore communities to flooding.

The area facing Great South Bay has more than doubled in width and the portion facing the Atlantic Ocean has grown by more than 10 times since the Oct. 29 storm cut through the barrier island.

"It's basically...

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